Why is your F2L slow?

[ilikecubing]

Well,not every cuber in this world is sub 4 F2L.

So I really wanted to know from people that why do they think their F2L is slow.

Starting with me,i think my F2L is slow because -

1. Cube rotations

2. I can't handle bad cases well

3. Bad Turn speed

4. Pauses

5. Lockups

My lookahead is not that bad so I won't include that

 

[cookieyo145]

I need to start trying. 90% of the time i don't speedcube.

 

[gundamslicer]

I am slow because when ever the f2l pair is soled, and I don't know that, I waste like 3 seconds

 

[Cool Frog]

By the time my f2l is done, the whole cube is finished.

 

[DavidWoner]

If another non-f2l method user comes into this thread posting "hurr durr I don't do f2l look at me wut is f2l" or anything else equally stupid like what ALWAYS HAPPENS when there is a thread about CFOP, you will be banned for at least a week. You have been warned.

 

[RyanReese09]

Everyone has to do F2L somehow.

My suckiness is due to me either handling hte case incorrectly (from going too fast) or me not seeing the pairs. Most often the former.

 

[somerandomkidmike]

My F2L sucks, because I don't use Fridrich.

 

[Coke]

My F2L sucks, because I don't use Fridrich.

Ban away, david.

 

[Coke]

I'm getting better, but my f2l is kind of slow because mainly of my look ahead.

When i'm inserting a pair, I spend quite a few seconds, maybe 3 or so sometimes, looking for a pair.

I've reduced this a bit, so more like 1 or 2 seconds, but still, that is the main reason. My turn speed is alright, and i'm ok with bad cases pretty much, just get them in the U layer.

 

[nlCuber22]

Ban away, david.

Not the same thing at all.

 

[pistelli]

I have a horrible look ahead. my f2l must be something like 20-25 seconds. My oll and pll are pretty fast though even though they are 2 look so I usually get in the mid 30s.

 

[Coke]

Not the same thing at all.

I suppose.

However he DID say he wasn't using f2l or whatever.

 

[freshcuber]

Inneficieny
Cube rotations
Poor look ahead

 

[Erzz]

Because I put them in the wrong slots.

 

[Mr 005]

eh i am not that fast at it because i dont practice it enough, bad look ahead, and too many cube rotations. i usually add 20 - 40 seconds to my time if i use F2l

 

[Zarxrax]

My F2L is slow primarily because of turning speed. Secondly, because of my poor lookahead.

 

[Cyrus C.]

I sometimes go for a bad case, rather than looking for alternatives and dealing with it later. Sometimes I spend too much time looking for the best F2L to do next, and have a large pause. TPS is also a factor.

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

I would honestly like a working definition for "slow F2L".

 

[EricReese]

well to be fair, consistent turning can get you 10 seconds F2l. So I would say anything over 15 seconds is slow.

I pause too much, I can't spot the pairs fast enough

edit: and i meant 15 seconds entire solve. my bad.

 

[crashdummy001]

uses intuition and occasionally finds that my intuitive algs are twice the optimal length